Graph the equation 9−x=3/2y

using slope-intercept form.(1 point)
Responses

A coordinate plane shows the x-axis ranging from negative 9 to 9 in increments of 1 and the y-axis ranging from 11 to negative 11 in increments of 1. A line with arrows at both ends joins two plotted points. The coordinates of the plotted points are as follows: left parenthesis 0 comma 3 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 4 comma 2 right parenthesis.

A coordinate plane shows the x-axis ranging from negative 9 to 9 in increments of 1 and the y-axis ranging from 11 to negative 11 in increments of 1. A line with arrows at both ends joins two plotted points. The coordinates of the plotted points are as follows: left parenthesis 0 comma negative 3 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 7 comma negative 1 right parenthesis.

An illustration shows a coordinate plane with four quadrants. The x and y axes range from negative 10 to 10 in one unit increments. A downward slanting line is graphed on the coordinate plane. The downward slanting line passes through closed points plotted at left parenthesis 0 comma 6 right parenthesis and left parenthesis 3 comma 4 right parenthesis.

A coordinate plane ranges from negative 9 to 9 in unit increments on the x-axis and from 11 to negative 11 in unit increments on the y-axis. A line with arrows at both the ends joins two plotted points and extends beyond. The coordinates of the plotted points are: left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis and left parenthesis 2 comma 1 right parenthesis.

1 answer

To graph the equation \( 9 - x = \frac{3}{2}y \), we first need to rearrange it into slope-intercept form, which is \( y = mx + b \), where \( m \) is the slope and \( b \) is the y-intercept.

Starting with the given equation:

\[ 9 - x = \frac{3}{2}y \]

We can rearrange this to solve for \( y \):

  1. Add \( x \) to both sides:

\[ 9 = x + \frac{3}{2}y \]

  1. Subtract \( x \) from both sides:

\[ 9 - x = \frac{3}{2}y \]

  1. Now, multiply both sides by \( \frac{2}{3} \) to isolate \( y \):

\[ y = \frac{2}{3}(9 - x) \]

  1. Distributing \( \frac{2}{3} \):

\[ y = \frac{18}{3} - \frac{2}{3}x \]

\[ y = 6 - \frac{2}{3}x \]

Now we have the equation in slope-intercept form \( y = -\frac{2}{3}x + 6 \).

From this form, we see that the slope \( m = -\frac{2}{3} \) and the y-intercept \( b = 6 \). Thus, the line crosses the y-axis at the point \( (0, 6) \).

To find another point on the line, we can plug in a value for \( x \). Let's use \( x = 3 \):

\[ y = 6 - \frac{2}{3}(3) = 6 - 2 = 4 \]

So, we have another point at \( (3, 4) \).

We can now plot the two points \( (0, 6) \) and \( (3, 4) \) on a coordinate plane, and draw a line through them.

Based on the descriptions given, the third response fits this graphing description with the plotted points being \( (0, 6) \) and \( (3, 4) \):

An illustration shows a coordinate plane with four quadrants. The x and y axes range from negative 10 to 10 in one unit increments. A downward slanting line is graphed on the coordinate plane. The downward slanting line passes through closed points plotted at \( (0, 6) \) and \( (3, 4) \).

This response matches the analyzed slope-intercept form and points accurately.